Bottle cover



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BOTTLE COVER l Filed April 17,- 194'2 Inventor BWM/YW Y i i j PatentedNov. 24, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BOTTLE COVER.

Eloret L. Kirby, Woodruff, S. C.

Application April 17, 1942, Serial No. 439,434

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in coversfor bottles adapted to provide an insulated jacket to maintain thecontents of the bottle in a cool condition while the contents of thebottle are being consumed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter of simple and practical construction, which is neat andattractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, andotherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a a front elevational view with parts broken away and shownin section.

Figure 2 is a side elevational View, and

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on a line3-3 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for purposes ofillustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention,the numerals 5 and 6 designate a pair of hingedly connectedlongitudinally split cylindridal sections preferably constructed oflight weight metal or other suitable rigid material, one edge of thesections being connected by hinged members 1, and the other edges of thesections being connected by a conventional form of fastening device 8.

Secured to the inner walls of the sections 5 and 6, adjacent one endthereof, are a plurality of inwardly extending lugs 9 preferablyconstructed of cork or other suitable material, one edge of the lugsbeing cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the falls of thesections and the lugs project inwardly of the sections sufficiently toengage the sides of a bottle Ill to space the bottle from said walls andwith the neck of the bottle projecting out through the` top of theholder formed by the two sections 5 and 6 when the same are in closedposition, as shown to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The upper ends of the sections 5 and 6 adjacent the neck of the bottleare tapered, as shown at II, and the inner edges of the sections areprovided with strips of cork I2 or other suitable material cemented tothe inner surface of the tapered walls of the holder so as to snuglyengage the neck of the bottle.

A bottom I3 is formed on the section 6 which completely closes thebottom of the holder when the sections are closed and a cork lug I4 iscemented to the bottom to support the bottle in an elevated position inthe holder.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the sections 5 and 6 may bemoved into open position by releasing the fasteners 8 so that the bottlemay be placed therein, and when the sections are closed about the bottlethe device will serve as a holder enabling the contents to be drunkwithout the hands of the persons coming into contact with the bottle.

The cork strips I2 at the reduced upper end of the holder spaces thebottle from the walls of the holder to utilize the air space therein asa means for insulating the interior of the holder and thus assist inmaintaining the contents of the bottle in a cool condition.

It is believed that the details of construction, advantages and mannerof use of the device will be readily understood from the foregoingwithout further detailed explanation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A bottle holder of the class described comprising a pair oflongitudinally split hingedly connected sections adapted for containinga bottle, a bottom on one section coextensive with theinternal diameterof the holder when the sections are closed, means for supporting thebottom of the bottle in the holder in spaced relation from the walls andbottom of the holder and with the neck of the bottle projecting upwardlyabove the top of the holder, and means carried by the holder at itsupper portion for spacing the neck of the bottle in the holder.

2. A bottle holder of the class described comprising a pair oflongitudinally split cylindrical sections hingedly connected along oneedge, a bottom on one of the sections ooextensive with the internaldiameter of the holder when the sections are closed, means for securingthe other edges of the sections in closed position about a bottle, lugssecured to the inner walls of the sections at the bottom portionsthereof and a lug secured to the bottom of the holder and adapted tosupport the bottom of a bottle in an elevated position in the holder,and spaced from the walls thereof, the upper edges of said sectionsbeing tapered to provide a reduced opening for receiving the neck of thebottle, Aand a packing strip secured to the inner walls of the taperedupper end of the sections for engaging the neck.

ELORET L. KIRBY.

